"Finders Keepers" Isn’t the Law: Steps if Someone Interferes With Property You Possess
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It doesn't matter who legally owns the property. The law protects the person who has peaceful control, or possession, of it.
Property and Divorce: Understanding Your Rights When a Marriage Ends
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Divorce and property: know your rights on asset control, home proceeds and anti-dissipation orders during separation. Get informed now!
Avoiding Break-Up Fighting Over Property With Life Partner: A Layman's Guide
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Cohabitation can get messy when relationships end, especially when it comes to who gets what. Discover the benefits of cohabitation agreements.
How To Deal with Nuisance Caused by Short-Term Tenants Smoking Cannabis in Shared Living Spaces
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Living close to others, like in apartment buildings or complexes with shared rules, means everyone needs to be considerate.
Tenant Arrested or Conducting Illegal Activity – What is the Landlord’s Responsibility?
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Navigating these situations can be challenging, with legal implications for both the landlord and the agent.
Muslim Marriages Now Legally Recognized - Women Property Rights Secured
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In a landmark decision, Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, the Constitutional Court recognized Muslim marriages
Branches Hanging Over Wall Make Bad Neighbours
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Under South African law, the regulation of disputes between neighbours is undergirded by the reasonableness standard.
City of Cape Town’s Struggle: Balancing Eviction and the Rights of the Homeless
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The City, as the legal owner of all the sites in question, argued that the sites are not fit for human habitation.
EXTENSION OF SECURITY OF TENURE AMENDMENT ACT (ESTAA) - Effective from 1 April 2024
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ESTAA is designed to address numerous loopholes created by the principal Act, ESTAA is underpinned by the need to facilitate long-term security of land tenure
Student Accommodation and PIE - Does Student Accommodation Qualify as a Home?
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A key right in South African constitutional law is access to adequate housing enshrined in Section 26 of our Constitution.